Quest: The Preaching of Jesus - What Did Jesus Say About Social Justice?
Part of Quest: The Preaching of Jesus
July 5, 2024

Quest: The Preaching of Jesus - What Did Jesus Say About Social Justice?

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,
19 and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come.”

20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 21 Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!” —Luke 4:18-21

29 Jumping up, they mobbed him and forced him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They intended to push him over the cliff, 30 but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way. —Luke 4:29-30

Jesus redefines our understanding of a

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5 And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 And he was amazed at their unbelief. —Mark 6:5-6

People have a hard time

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When it comes to worship, Jesus is way more

than we want him to be.

When it comes to mission, Jesus is way more

than we want him to be.